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DOWNEY-In the R. V. Hospital, on Jan. 25, 1925, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Downey, tMinesing, a. daughter. HAINES--In the R. V. Hospital, on Jan. 2_5, 1925, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. I-Iaines, Owen St., a son. /9 HINES- At Women's A Hospital, De- triot, Mich., on Wednesday, Jan.` 28, 1925, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hines (nee Violet McBride) the gift of a daughter. ' QUANTZ-On Jan. 26, 1925, to Mr. and M - Mrs. Fred. Quantz, a daughter (Marguerite Jean). V ` have is 3. W811 urgauuzeu uuuua. Capt. Bird also responded. In remarks he mentioned that he was t of ve brothers who had served in ' British Army: one in the Sappers, ( in the Navy, two in the Marines 2 one in the Dublin Fusiliers. flnn 4-noaf fn 'l`hn Fniinfv n1 Qimnu years, despite difficulties. Col. Rhoades said the best insurance a. country can have is a well organized militia. r1on+ Dlw nlnn rpsinnnnd, Tn his: In [I18 JJUDIIII I."l.lSllleI`3. _ The toast to The County of Simcoe| was responded to by County Clerk Simpson, and The Press" by J. A. Ma.cLa.ren and M. D. Morrison. } IJr\IlIIII- vvvuuzuvv --1 --.- The Women's Institute will meet at the home of Mrs. '1`. Smith, Albert St., on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 3 p.m. The pro- gramme will consist of spelling match between contesting program sides and buttonhole contest. each `lady to bring piece of white. cotton. Roll call will be answered by name of favorite ower. Jan. 27.--'1`he U.F.O. and the U.F.W.` 0. /held their rst meeting of the year. at the home of T. E. Ross. M.P., Mon- day, Jan. 5. with a. good attendance. After the business meeting the two clubs met together and enjoyed the re- ports of the U.F.0. convention. given by Mrs. J. Stoddart, Mrs. Walker Ca.1d-- well and George Campbell, which showed progress and interest in the farmers movement, where the (arm men, women and young people are `all working together for the good of the community. Mr. Ross thenngave a. few words on his work "at Ottawa. After community singing, the meeting was closed with God Save the King." Mrs. Ross served dainty refreshments. The next .-meeting will he` held at the home of Alex. Graham on Feb. 2. The roll call will be answered with `a jar of _ fruit or pickles for the hospital, Barrie. BARRI E WOMEN'S INSTITUTE _, .,4;L,,;- _:n ._---; .. BORN 1 b gave y 1 his ; one 1 the , one and l>_XY<`>X<>X<>X<>X X<>X<>X<&>X<>X<'>B>I< an-av: vw---u .w..-- u The death occurred in Hamilton onl Monday of Elizabeth O'Donnell, wife of `the late John Nally, who before leaving Barrie twenty years ago was for many years in charge of the G. T.` R. freight sheds here. The body was- brought to Barrie, the funeral being held this morning (Thursday) in St. Mary's` Church with burial in St Mary's cemetery. Surviving her are four sons and two danghters: John, Hugh, Frank and Edward, Miss Maud, Mrs. Griffith, all of Hamilton, anda brother, Patrick O'Donnell, also of Hamilton. Her hus- band died in May, 1923. H - wm&&mmm&mmmmm& _M ES. JOHN NALLY ._. u;_,- -_, IIIIIVI -tr`-`---u- Mrs. Daniel McPhail died` on Mon- day at her home, 80 Burton Ave., after an illness of nearly a month. The late Mrs. McPhail, whose maiden name was Harriet Luella Brown, was sixty-sev- en years of age. She was born in Rag- lan, near Whitby, but when quite young moved with her family to Myrt- le. She was married there forty-two years ago and lived at Uxbridge for a time before coming ,to ;Allandale twenty-five years ago. Her husband. who was employed by the G. T. R., died seven years ago. Mrs. McPha1l was a. member of Essa St. Presbyterian church and an active worker, particu- larly in the W. M. S. and Ladies Aid. One brother, Frank L. Brown. Myrtle; and a` sister, Mrs. Edward Williams. A Prince . Albert, Sask., survive. ~ A funny-a`l any-vino was hnl af fhn _I'l'lIlC6.J'LlD6l.'(, 58.35., BUFVIVG. `EA funeral service was held at the home_ qn Tuesday gtternoon conducted by Rev. W. J. Watt, and on Wednesday morning the ' body was taken to U):- bridge for burial. MRS. W___EI_._!..u`_{_GTON J. PARTRIDGE VI"!-nnv-n nounn awnv In Hf .Tnunn`h n """' "__','?f=_f_f,",'V" V` ' "'`'`" `'i | There passed away in St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, on Tuesday. Jan. 27, one of the oldest residents of the Crown Hill neighborhood, in the per- son or Mrs.` Wellington J. Partridge. The `deceased was born at Crown Hill, December 3, 1841, being the daughter of the late Richard Drury, one at the early pioneers of Simcoe County. She was one of a family often, an of whom predeceased her, one brother being the Hon. "Charles Drury, Minister or. Agri- M RS. DANIEL MPl-IAIL OBITUARY yvu. unvaonn About sixty years ago the deceased became the wife of Wellington J. Pa.r- ti-idge, a young farmer of the same neighborhood. They made their home on the Penetang Road, on Lot Seven- teen, part of the farm being in Vespra ' and part in Oro. Here they lived most industriously for forty years, clearing the forest and building, nally securing I for themselves a most comfortable ` home. Together with her husband she took a. very active part in the wort: of the Methodist church. Three children were born here, `all of whom survive: Dr. A. W. Partridge of Burk s Falls. Mrs. -D. J. Fairclough of 214 George St., Hamilton, and Rev. H. L. Partridge of Orangeville. , ` nu ,, ____ 1r__ -_,_1 `IL... 1'\__. culture in the Mowat Government, and the rst in the Province to occupy that position. V A`l__--.l. ..:--A...- -......... nn... 4!... A .... ..-.l - V. vvlnaxr . -.-.,. Twenty years ago Mr. and Mrs. Par- 'tridge left their farm, and after a few years spent in Burk's Falls, made their home at 44 Charlotte St., Barrie. Here Mr. Partridge died six years ago last August. - Two years ago Mrs. Par- tridge went to Hamilton to make her home with her daughter. Last May Mrs. Partridge was taken with a strokeeand has since been conned to her bed, thevend coming on Tuesday, January 27. ______x_. ._..__ 1...1.1 -4. Li... 1.-...- -1 uuunuuung on u A service was held at the home 01 her son-in-law conducted by Revs. He. Witt, Stewart and Bradshaw. Thurs- day morning, Jan. 29, the funeral pro- ceeded by C.N.R. to `Barrie. Service was here held at Smith's Undertaking Parlors, conducted by Rev. H. E. Well- wood, burial being at Crown Hill cem- etery. The pallbearers were W. E. Par- tridge, E. C. Drury, A. Bell, F. Par- tridge, W. '1`. Partridge and G. Rlx. Mrs. Arthur Nash and family. Cun- dles, wish to thank their many friends. and neighbors for kindness, sympathy and oral tributes in their recent be- reavement. ' 61: Mrs. Roberts of Painswick wishes to express her sincere tha.nks.to pa.llj,those who helped to save her cottage from fire` recently. especially Mr. Asa. Mr. Morrison, Bert Warniomgyj Carr and others. 3 ' r` En, Mrs. Shropshire wishes to thank the Barrie Tanning Co. and employees, 8.1- so neighbors and friends, for their kindness and sympathy during her sad bereavement. ` . 50 Mr. morrluuxn, De Carr CARDS 01-` THANKS I 2`? ma? YAY tuned) )RlCK $1.50, $1.39 0x80, 95 pr. egular , reg- $1.59 tions, ankle A4 A-1 TRINITY CHURCH coon YEAR A Total of ;$fo,265 Raised; All Departments Well % % MaLintained., V \\av o n u n n n u v u - - v n on. .1545`: -1 The Chancel Guild he carried on" their useful work, and after the Sun- day services the owers from the church were sent to the sick. Their "receipts for the years were $241.77. "Pkg Rrnfhnrknn ml Qfu Andrew vuurmg use year. The Vicar and Church Wardens and members of the Vestry expressed warm appreciation of the `splendid work being done by the. different church societies. Summary of Receipts - The summary of receipts, after de- ducting all balances carried forward from the preceding year, is. as fol- 'lows:- . . Church Wardens statement,$5060.73 = Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x. 867.84 Organ Fund .' . . . . . . . . . . .` 6.28 Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . 544.57 `Senior Woman's Auxiliary. 949.87 Parish Aid Society . . . . . . . 1103.12 Girls Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . 25.99 Junior Auxiliary . . . . . . . . - 15.34 The Little Helpers . . . . . . . 60.00 Chancel Guild . . . . . . . . . 240.35 Choir Fund . . . . . . . . . . . 33.54 ~Clergyman s Fund . . . . .' . . . 199.33 Church Improvement Fund. 18.72 Girl Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . .' 147.60. Boyscouts and Wolf Cubs. 184.15 Income Barrie Glebe and Endowment '. . . . . . . . . . `a 808.01 VYCCQIPUS 101' but: year, WUFU `.I.I.nl la The Brotherhood of St." Andrew, the Girls Auxiliary and the Junior Auxiliary had all done good work -during` the year. "Plan `7:nnvI nvnl ("J-nuvvnh `K791-Hana Officers _ The following officers were elect- Church Wardens -VVicar so War- vden, His'Hono'r Judge Vance; Peo- `;ple s Warden,Thos. Rogers. . Vestry Clerk--H. R. Channen; Auditors--J. E. Billingsley and D. -J. Reburn. Representatives to Synod --AHi|s Honor Judge Vance. Thos. {Rogers Land W. A. Boys; K.`C., M.P. \ $10,265.44 Sprott, f1`. Snenpara. Sidesmen-H. C. Channen (chair- man), J. E. Billinzsley, H. A.'Sims, R. J. Gallagher, Fred Zeihr,_ Elmer White, H. R. Channen, M. Esten, Ed. Channen,`Harr,v Hoblev, Jack Payne, J. O'Connor, C.-R. Kendall. .Fr_ank `Foster, Jack Kennedv. J. F. Jackson, -3'. R. Boys, Geo. Wilson. KS. Blapk-V more, Chas. 0 -Connor. Thos. _.Shep- ard, Geo. Holloway, H.` G. Balliston owan Calderwood, Jack Leslie, Ed. Lewis, Harold Snrott. W. G. Mar- wood, Dr. W. C. Little and Robert Malcomson. ' _ V and W. A. boys; .l&.`U., Lu -1 : . Advisory Committee--H. A.. Sims_ _.(chairman), H. C. Channen, J. E. Billingsley, C. R. Kendall, R. J, Gall- agher, Dr. A, T. Little, Dr. R. J. Sprott, T. Shenpard. l - Qlnar'nnn.-T-T- C- Channen (chair-I 1 Read The Eiaminef adlet oofumn 1 m9n9v-savipz qrportnnitim % b-munsnmr. .umu'An_v_2s, tags, -AT 24 am sr. ON i_ .Sat., Jan. Private `Taliles f_or-Ladies Eddie Thomas, the proprietor, has been conducting a cafe in Peterboro for the last eight years and is familiar with the requirements of the public. Meals served at all hours JVLIUIG Collin -.(I-I.I.. The Thomas GREAA , TVOPENING Servicg and Quality Our Motto \ SPECIAL BINNER for Business Men (Continued from page 1) ,, _ _I fI__!I J 'l_ A _I A___._! OE ' "Z` 1 25.99 4 147.60 w.~ L. smith of Toronto was in town on Friday. . `I3..--I; kannnnnn llllla Innrnn frnm town on n-may. ~ I Frank Cheesman was home from. Toronto for the week-end. ` ` Ill... 1' -21- `ll.-Dian". nnnn I-`an. mach-` VLVOTODUOV I01 `CH8 ween-enu.. Miss Leila MoPhee spent the week-` end at her home in Orillia. -Mrs. Y. Hambly. has retglrnedafter spending a month in Toronto. Miss Guida Burton is spending a few days in Toronto and Aurora. 0. R. Kendall has been relieving. in the Bracebridge customs office. .11`. nout` Eva I-Tao-vxr I-Tiarn-Hlrnn Of m the braceorluge cuar,om_s qlllcc. " Mr. and Mrs. I-I_arryHam1lton.of Toronto are spendmg a few days In town. o . Mrs. Geo. Peacock and Miss A. Lewis have returned from a trip fo Buffalo and New York. `Ill..- "Amati; Mnknmili Tnn 110011 IIYS INS .l'5l1tta1o am: New 1011:. Miss Jessie Moberly `has been spending a few days with her parents,` Mr. and Mrs. F. Moberly. AIL`-..L A.!.......-. A4 `f:nn1nn Anunvfn Morrns 01 Montreal. _ . MISS Gertrude Brock, accompamed by Miss Rose and Miss Boddy of To- ronto, came up from the city to _spend the week-end at her residence 1n St. Vincent St. _ 'I|K_.'-.. TI Q nJnnnABtvI A`? rmtaunal. w&&%i&&&&&$mmm Geo. Adams, 1'40 Draqxuru Db. Alfred Gaston of Toron_to was with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cas- ton, Wllington St., over Sunday. hnnal MnnT.nrnn and Mr.TDe1a- ton, weumgton am, over Duuuuy. {Donald MaoLaren and Mr; Dela- mere of Toronto were with Mr. and Mrs`. D. 1\r/.EacLaren over Sunday. `ll -- 117...`:-`Int Inna anni-In-nor] H. MacLaren Sunday. `Mrs. W. H. Wright has returned to her home in Owen Sound after a visit [with her sister, Mrs. Jno. Smith. 1u':..... Y_'l ..I.-an Damn an:-`> Ming Jpgn MI`. anu Lurs. .1`. xuuueny. Albert Adams of Vicorn, Alberta, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. "Geo. Adams, 126 Bradford St. AI.....I f`o'ui-nu A` 'I"n1;nnfn XIIRQ S113 Wlfan H81` slayer, LVLIJB->U1lUo Iauuyna M1ss Helen Ross and MISS Jean Cowan of Toronto University spent the week-end at their'homes.in town. `It. awn!` `Mus rlnurnn r`.t\'1nWIhY\ `Of the week-ena at l'.ne1I"n0mes.1n wwu. Mr. and Mrs. Gowan Co'leman;of Limerick, Sa1sk., are spending a few days with`Mr. and Mrs. Hgrry/.Cole- man, Blake St. . D1111 A .T ('1 (`.n1~ ondt:It-I_n was in. V mcent EU. Major K. s. MacDonll of Chatham was in _tQwn on Friday attending the annual `meeting of the Simcoe For- esters, of which he is now second in command. , II... 1.... fl`.-.u1.\ A4? 'l`nw\~n+n mhn |re| w&&&&&aw%&x$axe A4. , ` PERSONAL :2 aaaaaa aa aaaaaa.` maxe DE. 1 I . Rev. A. J. G. Carscadden was in Bowmanville this week attending the funeral of his brother-in-law, F. H. Morris of Montreal. `1ur:_._ r1....L....A.. nnnnb nnnnmnnniad commana. Mrs. Jas. Taylorof Toronto, who has been spending a few weeks in Barrxe, _1sVrecover1ng from an attack of neurms and expects to return to the city soon. 7 V A v 11:... Mnnumia of Dnrtao-p. La Prai- me cmy soon. Wan. McCuaig' of Porta e La Prai- , rie, a former resident of t is section,- was a visitor this week with his sis- ters, Mrs. McCu1loch and Mrs. Liv- ingston, Peel St. ' Mr: I PEP]! hf .MrS. mgston, reex ms. Mrs. J. H. Park of Midland, Mrs. Ed. Tomlin of Toronto and Mrs. Wm._ Thompson of Claremont ent a few days with their mother, rs. D. C. Howard, who sustained a stroke on, Jan. 20. r-r-..1.-..; ur:I...... .m-. A4! My nu}! Jan. 20. ., ; - Herbert Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilson, High St., a Third Year student at Osgoode Hall, was successful at the Christmas exams., standing well up towards the top of his class. I .11 - `D Tn`-:vu|'n1n nnnndnnv A` FHA ms mass. _ `C. R. Latimer, manager of the Bank of Toronto in Calgary, spent Friday afternoon among old Barrie -friends, who were glad to ,see him looking so well. It is fourteen years since he was in charge of the Barrie branch. Mr. ......I M... (*1... Qm3n`n1r 'l'.l nl1u nrancn. G Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Srigley, Holly, announce the engagement of their second eldest daughter, Amy Louisa, to Mr. Arthur Raymond Green, son of `Mr. and Mrs. Ge_o. Green, Pains- wick, the marriage to take place quietly early in. February. b ` While attending the County Coun- cil,` Grant Knupf Deputy-Reeve of Vespra, was su enly taken ill on Tuesday and was taken to the R. V. Hospital, where he underwent an op- eration for appendicitis. nine 14` A (Erna-mvv_ manna-m` of eranon I01` appenuxcluu. Ghas. F. A. Gregory, manager of the Bank of _ Commerce at Port Ar- thur, has been promoted to the branch in Kingston, Jamaica. Mr.- Gregory is a son-in-law of; Mr. and Mrs. S. Dyment and was at one time accountant in the Barrie branch. `I __1. I..:..l.... y.nn'Ld- J-kn Tmatlrna accountant In line Durru: urauuu. Last Friday night the Ladies Bowling Club ' entertained their friends at a very enjoyable euchre `in the Business College rooms. Dur- ing the evening the ladies presented Mr. and Mrs. W.~ A. Turner with a -pair of candle sticks in; recognition of Mr. Turner s kindness in giving them the use of the room foritheir so ial functions. V \ . K:.... `Dal... A1-`nnnn 11$ T.o-F1-nu a +'nr_ Question ! rqblem! S0 181 IUIICEIOIIS. ` _ iss Ruby Adams of Lefroy, a for- mer pupil of the B.C.I. and now at- tending the "Normal School `in Toron- to, was awarded rst place in an or- atorical contest held `in. that school last Friday evening. Miss `Adams spoke on Canada's Heritage. While attending B.C.I. Miss Adams took an- interest in public speaking and last April was second in the local orator- ical contest." s w1N.oN1-: BIBLE CLASS U118 D1018 Ulass, uuu uvc auuw Uxgau. ization of the Collier St. -Methodist` Church, entertained the.m`em'bers of the congregation at a social evening in the S. S. room. A buffet supper. was served, after which there was a short programme; consisting of solos by Mrs. A. W..Laidman and Mrs. H. J. Heath and readings by Miss Marion Partridge. D'Arcy Gauley, president of the Class, presided. . - :_;___._._4.:..._ _.l.l........ ...n'.-. n3" VVIlV'\llVl`a lullhllualu \ol-Irnnv-I ENTERTAINS CONGREGATION Lhst Thursday vening,, the \Win- One Bible Class, the live adult organ- vznHn'n nfl +119 nllier St--Methodist" UL NILE IJIGBD, yaouauvuo A very interesting address was giv- en by O. Hezzlewoodof Toronto on The World s Great.Problem and the Key to Its Solution. The speaker described conditions in many Europ- ean- countries which are torn by in- ternal strife and revolt. and stated that their only salvation is christian- . ity. Mr. _Hezzlewood is the compiler of the Trinity War Book, a volume dealing with the war experiences of" members of TrinityMethodist Church, Toronto, a copy of which he has don- ated to the Barrie Public Library. GL'...L ...IJ-nun-an 1-nan- alga 1-v=1rn9\ kn 81760 1.20 Elle Durne ruuuu u1unu;,y. Short addresses were also given. by Rev. S. M. Beach, J. E. Mozfrison and T. T. ~ Young. ' An error was mademlhst week in stating that Mr. VanAtter had been installing officer for the ` Rebekahs since the organization of the lodge.. Mrs. Moffatt performed that duty four years. In the I.0.0.F. `officers Thos. Gracey should . have rrea lI`1.;'u- ns`! ` , . ' B. xuuuuy 3. Gray. has ANNUAL DINNER or . smcon FORES'_l`ERS: M.P. s t1\dm(fhers Exprs Appreciation of ` Militia, In lpre-`war days the annual banquet of the Simcoe Foresters used to be one or the big affairs of its kind, so it was something like old-times to see the ga- thering which surrounded the festive `board at this year's dinner. held last Friday -night at the American Hotel. It Was the rst of these.pleasant func- tions since Lt.-Col. McLean.assumed the command and it was greatly en- joy\ed-.by all who participated. Most of the officerswere present and the many ribbons which adorned the uni- forms bore testimony to the valiant service done in the Great War. All the speakers referred in complimentary terms to the county regiment, the members of parliament expressing a desire to lend assistance` to the militia. Among the guests were` Lt.-Col.` Rhoades and Major Grant-Suttie of Military District No. 2 Headquarters, Toronto and Major Jos. Rogers, 2. very active nona narian, who was for many years pay aster of the Simcoe Foresters. cu . 1 u,,s ,,_*` - u. vuvv. -an After the excellent spread had re-' received due attention, there was speechmaking for` about three hours, interspersed by stirring solos well sung by Major Truman Williams with Ed- mund Hardy at the piano. Mninr Rnnnlinl nrnnidant nf fhe IIILIIILI :1au'uy a.l.- LHU pxuuu. 7 Major BenOliel,_ president of the Mess,,was chairman. After a few words of welcome, he proposed the toast to Canada." Big Problems in Canada In his reply, W. A. Boys, M.P., spoke of some of the great problems before Canada. The Crow's Nest Pass agree- ment was explained and its discrimin- atory working pointed out. Mr. Boys said he had no objection to the West getting after lower rates, but the rates should be equalized to give all a fair deal. If rates are cut, the C. P. R. div- idends would be jeopardized, which would be. a serious thing for Canadian credit, and the C. N. R. would have in- creased'deficits to be mg by the peop- le. ` LUEULIIUF IU U. EUFIUUS \.ll.LL.lL`U.lL,y. . Then `there is the question of-mi1it- ary protection. Canadians may be div- ided into three classes: 1, Those who are strong. for British connection;2. those who appear to be strong for it but don't want to contribute for its maintenance; 3, the people who are in- different to both. A - T ml-nvu `AI! `Du-oI3>n'|\ nnnnAnIr1n\\n and c'The tariff is another big` DI`_oblem, one section favoring free trade and an- other protectlon. To hold the elements together is a. serious difficulty. "|"hnn -fhnrn in 1-119 nnnsafinn nf.rnI`Hf- UILLUIFUIII. LU IJULH. > ."I stand for British connection and Canada's fair share of contribution to Empire defence," declared Mr. Boys. Canada's contribution is the `lowest per cupita. of any of the colonies. As self respecting people we must do something." T-Tn fhnua-hi-V fhn militia ahnnl an!" 5UlIlULlllllE'o ' He thought the militia should get greater nancial support and wondered how they could keep going on-the mea- gre allowance given them. In Sympathy with Militia Thos. E. Ross, M.P., assured the of- ficers" that he was in every way sym- pathetic towards the interests and `work of the Simcoe Forestersand the militia of Canada. It would be hard to be otherwise, unless one forgot the wonderful deeds and sacrifices made` in the Great War on our behalf. llfu Dnau anl MA 11115:: vuvwnu-n-1 A9 I"nn_ 3? 29.1929. III. LHB LI'l.'U?l.L VV d.l.' UH Uuf Utlldll. Mr. Ross said he was proud of Can- ada as a young nation with boundless possibilities, vast national assets and great advantages. He was proud of her because of the character of her people with sterling qualities, high ideals and unflinching courage. Great as` are" our national physical assets. the greatest asset is in the young life and Canada's future depends upon the character which is being formed in the rising generation. The aim should be to have them grow up true to the ideals for which so many Canadians fought and died. In this connection the thought naturally turns to the dis- abled soldiers.-All such andtheir famil- ies should be well provided for, said the speaker. Tn nnnr~lns:i'nv'1 Mr, Rnnn smid, Y, fnn. L118 UpUU.KUl'. . In conclusion, Mr. Ross said, I, too. am deeply interested in national de- fence and will do all I can to see that we do our share in the maintenance of the Canadian Militia. History of yRegiment In proposing the toast of Our Pro- vince," after referring to the history of` the regiment, from the days of the Feni- ia'n Raids onwards, Col. Cowan ex- pressed r'egr.et that the county. council had of recent year shown little in- clination to assist the Simcoe Forest- ers. The r.egim_ent's services to the county entitled it to support and he believed that the county council's at- titude was due to lack of `knowledge concerning the facts. He was glad an effort was being made to compile a historybf the regiment and hopedthe people would supply allpossible data. `Ry-Inf rnnlinn warn made hv ('1. T3.` people Wuluu supply an puaruuxu uu.u1.. .Brief replies were made by C. E. Wright,M.P.P., and E. Rowe,M.P.P. Mr. Wright referred to former days in the regiment and assured the officers that he was at their service. Mr. Rowe touched upon some striking features of Ontario's development and described the proud place she occupies in the Dominion. He said he would be glad to help the Simcoe Foresters in any way he could. ' Militia. ls Army's Backbone Col. D. H. MacLaren proposed the toast -The Simcoe Foresters. After congratulating - Col. McLean, with Whom he had been associated in the regiment` for 25 years, he expressed his `pleasure at hearing the M; P's. declare that they would support the militia. In the war it was proved that the mil- itia was the backbone of the Canadian army. .The Simcoe Foresters had an honorable history-its record covering Fenian Raid, Northwest Rebellion and - `South Africa as well as the Great War. Tn nnvslqi`-nnn (`rd 7|/fnT.non noi 1-o'er!-_ outn AITIUH. I13 W611 ES L116 L1l'UuL VVd1'. In replying. Col. McLean `paid testi- . mony to. the splendid work of Col. C0- Wan in reorganizing the regiment after the War. Militia work has been badly handicapped` through lack of funds and because of a. disinterested press and, public. He pointed ;,out that within ten years all the war` veterans would be past military age. If military training is neglected Canada will have neither veterans or militia to call upon in times of peril." Money for teaching elementary military training` he be- lieved well spent--teaching the __rising youth discipline, which is" so lacking today. `obedience to law, respect for seniors, self reliance, neatnessin dress as well as contributing to his physical development. . 11'.` "I\--_._ rI-......l-1..._1 _____ ..-.1 \Av v vnvllnnnvoouu Col. Dugald Carmichael `proposed The Army and Navy." In doing so the expressed the opinion that every able-bodied man shouldbe trained in the use of arms so as to be ready it called " upon. Every man should fit himself for defending his country and should do it. without pay, ,he said. though he did not think that there was much likelihood of it as Canada does not `take kindly to compulsion. The Simcoe Foresters should be considered a county ihstitution: one in which all the citizens should take great pride and should support in` every way. 1.. mnvulcvllllr (`AI Dhnnnn nnvnv-Ininn_ Gill: unlyulu. uuyyvnu can vvvgg vvuu c In replying. Col. Rhoades comp;in`1en- ted Col. Cowan upon the great strides. made by the S1_mco_e_ Foresters in three BARRIE EXAMINER